$307,797,674

National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2018 CONTRACT

WORK BEGAN2018-05-24·LATEST ACTION2026-05-21·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80GSFC18C0083_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-

Award description

THE WOMA REQUIREMENT WAS ISSUED AS A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT TO DESIGN, ANALYZE, DEVELOP, FABRICATE, INTEGRATE, TEST, AND EVALUATE THE WIDE FIELD INSTRUMENT (WFI) OPTO-MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY (WOMA) FOR THE WIDE FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE (WFIRST) MISSION. IN ADDITION, IT DEFINES THE TASKS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE SUBSEQUENT INTEGRATION, TEST, EVALUATION, AND VALIDATION OF THE WFI. IT DEFINES THE POST-DELIVERY SUPPORT TO PAYLOAD AND OBSERVATORY INTEGRATION AND TEST, AND TO PRE-LAUNCH, LAUNCH AND COMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES AT THE MISSION OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC) AND TO SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN THE INSTRUMENT GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (GSE).

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the 2018 BAE Systems contract to design, build, and test the Wide Field Instrument for NASA's WFIRST space telescope.

Sub-sectors

space-telescope-instrumentationnasa-science-missionongoing-contract-modification

Why this matters

WFIRST is a flagship NASA astrophysics mission to map dark energy and search for exoplanets; this modification sustains critical instrument development through launch and commissioning.

Supply-chain signal

BAE Systems' role as prime integrator for a major space-telescope instrument signals sustained demand for precision opto-mechanical assembly and ground-support infrastructure in U.S. space science.

U.S.–China competition angle

WFIRST represents U.S. leadership in space-based infrared astronomy; maintaining schedule and capability on this mission counters China's advancing space-science ambitions.

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Period of performance

Start

2018-05-24

End

2026-12-31

Status

activein 184 days

Recipient

BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.

UEI C8ZLJ61YJ528

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